Wasps Get Trees to Build Homes for Larvae

Why would wasps build their own homes when they can get a tree to do it for them? Gall wasps are parasitic wasps that trick oak trees into constructing homes for their larvae. The trees also provide nutrients to the wasp larvae.

each miniature mansion the trees build for the wasps‘ larvae is weirder and more flamboyant than the next.Inside the gall, the larvae mature and develop… And as they grow they release chemicals that tell the tree how to build the gall. the tree is …